Why You Should Consider Sealing Your Arrest Record According to San Diego Criminal Attorney

San Diego criminal attorney Elmira Yousufi discusses the reasons why you should be interested in attempting to seal your arrest record(s) pursuant to Penal Code sections 851.8 &/or 851.91 in this video. If you have any questions on your case, or would like to set up a consultation, call us at 619-295-3555 or visit https://www.davidpshapirolaw.com/ Law Office of David P. Shapiro 3500 5th Avenue #304 San Diego, CA 92103 619-295-3555 https://g.page/davidpshapirolaw Chapters: Intro: 00:00 Benefit: 00:13 Two ways: 00:27 Second way: 01:10 More about this approach: 01:29 Transcript: hi my name is Elmira Yousufi I'm a criminal defense attorney in San Diego at the law office of David Shapiro where we help good people regain control over the future when charged with a crime we'll focus on sealing your arrest records the benefit of having your arrest record sealed is that it is not viewable by the public so one can't just look up your arrest record however that arrest record is still viewable by government agencies despite it being sealed now there's two different ways to have your arrest records sealed the first way is by proving factual innocence meaning that there should have been no reason in the first place for you to have been arrested and this is the more difficult approach because you have the burden of proving factual innocence I recently had a client who had his identity stolen and the individual that stole his identity committed a crime using his name and so unfortunately when the arrest warrant was issued it was for my client we petitioned to have his arrest records sealed under factual innocence and he was granted that because we were able to prove that his identity was stolen the second way that you can have your arrest record sealed is through legal innocence meaning you're not saying that you're factually Innocent but that because there was no conviction you should have your arrest record sealed now there's four different ways to have your arrest record sealed in this approach the first way is that you're arrested but no official charges are brought against you you can petition to have that arrest record sealed the second way is that you've been arrested you've been charged but the D.A ultimately decides to drop the charges and the case is dismissed you can petition to have that arrest record sealed the third way is that you are arrested you are charged and you go through a trial but you're found not guilty you can have you can then petition to have that arrest record sealed and the fourth and final way is if you've completed a diversion program as part of plea agreement once you complete that program you can petition to have that arrest record sealed I hope this information was helpful and if you are seeking to have your arrest record sealed please make sure you call our office today at 619-295-3555 thank you.